by 1) Tendulkar was awarded a tax break for a Ferrari that was gifted to
him in 2002 after fighting diligently for this prestigious award.
Ponting has never been awarded any tax breaks. He shows no fighting
spirit whatsoever when it comes to winning tax breaks.
2) Tendulkar is idol worshipped by a nation with a population over a
billion, whose main sport is cricket.
Ponting plays for Australia, a nation with a population of less than
20 million, where cricket is not even in the top 3 most followed
sports.
3) The Indian coach who dared to question Tendulkar's attitude was
forced to retire within a week.
No one would ever question Ponting's attitude. He is a team player
whose main desire is to make his team win, not pad his statistics with
high scores in meaningful matches.
4) Tendulkar has an overseas batting average of 151 in tests against
Bangladesh in the last 3 years. Against other mediocre bowling attacks
such as South Africa and Pakistan, his overseas batting average drops
to 20 in the last 3 years.
Ponting's average against Bangladesh is just 65, compared to an
overall average of almost 75 in the last 3 years.
5) Tendulkar holds the record of scoring the most runs in World Cups.
His spectacular fifty against the crafty Bermuda attack in the 2007
World Cup, and his magnificent 152 against the feared Namibia attack
in 2003 will remain legendary for years to come.
Ponting does not hold any such batting stats against these teams. But
he will likely finish his career with 4 World Cup trophies, 3 of them
as captain. No one has ever won 4 World Cups in either cricket or
football.